jwsimpson

I am a British subject resident in the Moscow region. I need someone to witness my signature on a simple English language form. The form is a life certificate (IPC SU 698). I need it to continue receiving my state pension, which payment has been suspended since February 2023. The problem is that the British Embassy refuse to witness the signature. No Russian will sign it, whether they understand the English form or not. Apparently under Russian law they cannot sign it unless it is translated, apostatized, red-tape etc. That costs over $1,000. I don’t have such money, and my income has been stopped. I have made enquiries from English speaking Lawyers in Russia and that was their answer by email. There is no internet assistance, just plain old fashioned unreliable, letter posting.